[ExI] things to buy

[William Flynn Wallace]

thanks!   bill w

On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 10:59 AM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> That depends on what you mean by "two copies".  Some VR programs are
> designed exclusively for single person use and can not be shared.  Other VR
> programs are designed to be shared.  You have to check the specific program
> you're using.
>
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 8:20 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> So if you watch VR on headsets you have to have two copies of the program
>> for both to watch at the same time?  I really want a shared experience with
>> my wife.  bill w
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 10:03 AM Dave Sill via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 10:27 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
>>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well Dave, you pleased me anyway.  I was dimly aware of VR.  What is
>>>> better (regardless of cost):  the headsets, or viewing on a big TV?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Cool. :-) They're apples and oranges. TVs are a rectangle usually across
>>> the room. You watch it passively: the director of the production determines
>>> the POV. With a VR headset, the experience is immersive: you're in a 3D
>>> world and you can look in any direction and move in any direction. You
>>> wouldn't use VR to watch a movie; you'd use it to play a game, take a
>>> virtual tour of a historical site, visit a museum, etc.
>>>
>>>   If headsets, can two people wear them and experience the same thing so
>>>> it can be shared?
>>>>
>>>
>>> It's probably possible to have multiple headsets, but they'd likely be
>>> independent. Both people would be in the same world, but they'd look and
>>> move independently. And they'd see each other as avatars--some rendering
>>> that may or may not look anything like the person wearing the headset.
>>>
>>> Can you easily exchange your bitcoin for regular money?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sure, if you use an exchange like Coinbase. You tie it to your bank
>>> account and can transfer to/from your Coinbase account.
>>>
>>> Thanks again
>>>>
>>>
>>> Glad to help.
>>>
>>> -Dave
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